Spray chemical store

[Steevo]

I'd welcome some recommendations from others about spray chemical stores you have please as I'm looking to renew ours.

I'm really looking for an off-the-shelf option that can be delivered and placed straight on the ground/blocks (and moved around if we relocate the sprayer filling area in 10 years or so) rather than building anything or such. A whole insulated sprayer filling building/area would be fantastic, but just isn't going to happen.

What have you got currently?
What do you like about it?
What do you wish you could change if you had another?

I've seen container type versions which look simple, tidy and strong, if a little expensive. I've never really warmed to the the container style door latches, but the wide doorway is better than a standard 3' wide door.

Flat floor (no lip, step, bund etc.) is also very appealing/almost essential, but adds yet more to the cost.

Budget is important (ideally £5k or less, cheaper the better) but good value for money being functional, right for the job and something I won't regret buying within a year or two and wish I'd spend a bit more to get a proper job is FAR more important.

I'm not 100% sold on the flat-pack type that you build yourself (albeit never having seen one in the flesh)...I think of them like a posh garden shed tbh, but could be totally wrong on that.

I think I'm really looking brand new as they are rare secondhand, and look untidy for not a huge saving....but would welcome suggestions of tidy used units if they look smart and are functional.

 

[Robt]

So basically you don't want to spend to much, you don't want to build anything. You don't want it too small, you don't want it too big..... @Feldspar has the best I've seen but it's nothing like you mentioned and I doubt it cost £5k but it is excellent

 

[yellow belly]

Put water storage and store as close to the fill point as possible like in kitchen design
1 yard too far is too much carrying spray cans costs time
Shortest fill pipe this speeds filling time fo water empty can space next to fill area

 

[chickens and wheat]

you say your not warmed to flatpacks but why not? the transport saving is big
@MickMoor will sell you an expandachem store with bund. While stronger than the average garden shed they are slightly tinny for security vulnerable areas compared to a shipping container. I believe they sell a reinforced lock bar , Im happy with the security of mine, nothing is truly secure.

mine 6 years old now and still looks new.

easy to move with pallet fork extensions or lifting eyes. I moved mine last summer no problems

 

[Bob c]

customer at work has supplied a 20f shipping container
then we have welded a steel floor in and brackets for shelves

 

[ollie989898]

Shipping container on very slight incline. Cut holes for vents and weld shelves and lip in.

Water tank on top.

 

[cb387]

Shippingcontainersuk.com
10’ long. £1545 delivered and offloaded.
Painted the floor to seal it, 2 blocks under the front so any spillages run to the back. Crop assurance man quite happy with it. Job done

 

[Timbo1080]

Frozen food lorry body. About £12-1500 and are frost proof (Insulated!), have a good floor, are lockable and often come with the lights installed.
I have a couple of numbers if you like.

 

[Mursal]

We have a simple structure (just followed the guidelines) just inside the door of a bigger shed.
Can be easily moved if required and it never gets wet.

 

[Feldspar]

So basically you don't want to spend to much, you don't want to build anything. You don't want it too small, you don't want it too big..... @Feldspar has the best I've seen but it's nothing like you mentioned and I doubt it cost £5k but it is excellent

Even with the grant it cost rather more than £5k!

 

[chickens and wheat]

wood floors are not allowed even if sealed

 

[David.]

Cheapest way will be a container and seam weld in some thin chequer plate steel for a floor and bund. Bit of Dexion style racking. Cut and weld an Ambassadoor style security door into the shipping container side somewhere, ideally to leave the rear doors able to open for pallet/IBC delivery.
Rolls Royce would be to clad roof and sides with plastisol composite sheet for insulation; but the container with my "stuff" in did not drop to freezing during that first -9 cold snap with just a 3kw fan heater in there, and a low heat keeps the condensation/damp at bay. You could put Cellotex on inside very easily with battens but not sure about HSE guidance on flammable materials in chem store structure?
Should come in well under £5k.

 

[chickens and wheat]

cheap bunds are old diesel tanks cut into a tray with some sort of system to keep the boxes out of any spills, pallets with a plywood top work, a different bund area for dry products slug pellets etc,

putting such trays if you have enough old diesel tanks easily converts a shipping container into a store.
mine was a 10 ft container but I could only get one cut down 6ft diesel tank in and an old water trough for dry stuff. it worked but was cumbersome
Eventually the 10ft container was used for a borehole cabin and the expandachem purchased for chems.

full bund allows much easier stock control/management, so much more room to stack everything separately, no more climbing over stuff searching for last years old stock.
expandachem do some nice bunded shelves too for all the small stuff.

 

[Mursal]

Wha't an ambassador style security door, if you don't mind me asking?

 

[ollie989898]

You dont want any wooden flooring or shelving as its just additional fuel for a fire.

Spill kit, PPE and warning signs inside the door. Also fire extinguisher wall mounted.

Plus whiteboard listing contents.

Lock to stop pet or children access is essential.

You are supposed to have a vent or panel in roof to vent any potential explosion.

Im the sad sod that did this as BASIS project.

 

[Robt]

I’d say good ventilation is essential. We have all at some point opened up chemical store and nearly been knocked of four feet by fumes from when dad popped in there to “borrow” some for the garden at 1 to 1 strength and left the lid off for when he comes back next year as he can never find the can opener!

 

[Robt]

Also, think of the location as key.... my friend has his in such a location as you have to open gate, close gate, move cows, open gate, close gate, open gate, drive through, close gate, fill up, open gate, drive through, close gate, open gate, move cows, close gate, open gate, open gate, close gate.
Sadly I kid you not! Sadly he has never driven the sprayer... the five sprayer drivers in the last four years have however!

 

[David.]

Wha't an ambassador style security door, if you don't mind me asking?

A decent quality Italian made personnel door, as opposed to the slightly cheaper Chinese rubbish sold by some others.
http://www.ambassadoor.net/personneldoors.html

 

[ollie989898]

Needs to be accessible by the sprayer, delivery vans and the fire brigade!

 

[Brisel]

wood floors are not allowed even if sealed

Where does it state this please?

I have a 20ft one trip container bought for just over £2k. I intend to seal the floor with Polycote and tip it back so the back becomes the sump. It's just as an overflow store & for slug pellets in the summer where I can just shove a pallet straight in & don't need to worry about liquids.